Showing posts with label Lancashire Telegraph. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lancashire Telegraph. Show all posts

East Lancashire hospitals’ clean bill of health - Lancashire Telegraph 25th November 2008

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

HOSPITALS in East Lancashire have passed an annual health check.

The East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs both the Royal Blackburn Hospital and Burnley General Hospital, was one of the 51 trusts randomly picked for the Healthcare Commission’s annual study.

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tags: Health, News, Infection Control, CLHN, Hospitals, Lancashire Telegraph

Prospective Pendle MP slams NHS bosses pay hike - Lancashire Telegraph 24th November 2008

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

AFZAL Anwar, Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Pendle, has slammed NHS bosses for getting pay hikes while frontline staff take cuts.

Mr Anwar said: “As a result of tight fiscal control, nurses were given just 1.9 per cent – below inflation – even though the NHS Pay Review Body had recommended they receive 2.5 per cent.

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tags: NHS, Pay, Politics, Health, News, CLHN, Lancashire Telegraph